Category: Announcements

  • Intersection: Number 60 (Fall 2024)

    Intersections 60: Educational Access: Lutheran Roots, Contemporary Practices (titles and links to individual contributions below). For those of you who attended or heard about the summer Vocation of Lutheran Higher Education conference, both Emma Jones and Mary Elise Lowe have made their well-received keynote addresses available in “Access, Accessibility, & Change: A Call for Trustworthy Leadership in…

  • Peter Stark Appointed Marcia Page and John Huepenbecker Endowed Professor of International Business and Entrepreneurship

    Peter Stark Appointed Marcia Page and John Huepenbecker Endowed Professor of International Business and Entrepreneurship

    We are excited to announce that Peter Stark, Instructor of the Practice in Business and Economics, has been named the Marcia Page and John Huepenbecker Endowed Professor of International Business and Entrepreneurship. This endowed professorship was established in 2012-13 by Marcia Page and John Huepenbecker with the mission to promote excellence in teaching and learning…

  • Hagar Attia Appointed Ethel and Edgar F. Johnson Endowed Professor of Fine Arts

    Hagar Attia Appointed Ethel and Edgar F. Johnson Endowed Professor of Fine Arts

    We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Hagar Attia, Assistant Professor in Communication Studies, has been named the Ethel and Edgar F. Johnson Endowed Professor of Fine Arts. This esteemed chair was established to elevate the Fine Arts and provide support for special initiatives within the division. The Ethel and Edgar F. Johnson Chair is…

  • Peg O’Connor Named Raymond and Florence Sponberg Endowed Professor of Ethics

    Peg O’Connor Named Raymond and Florence Sponberg Endowed Professor of Ethics

    We are delighted to announce that Dr. Peg O’Connor, Professor of Philosophy, has been appointed the Raymond and Florence Sponberg Endowed Professor of Ethics. This distinguished chair was established to advance teaching and scholarship in ethics, emphasizing the application of ethical principles to pressing issues across disciplines at the College. It also reflects the values…

  • Intersections: Number 59 (Spring 2024)

    Intersections is the biannual publication by the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education, especially as these intersect with contemporary challenges, opportunities, and initiatives. In this issue, you will find:  pieces on commitment to diversity as a necessary component of vocation-centered education; inspirational…

  • Intersections: Number 58 (Fall 2023)

    Intersections is the biannual publication by the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education, especially as these intersect with contemporary challenges, opportunities, and initiatives. The legacy and continuing practice of Lutheran reforms related to education include expanding access, opportunity, and inclusion across all…

  • Intersections: Number 57 (Spring 2023)

    Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the NECU, and has its home in the Presidential Center for…

  • 2022-23 Matthias Wahlstrom Lecture

    Please join us Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, at 4:30pm in Beck Academic Hall, Room 101 for the seventh annual Matthias Wahlstrom Lecture. Pamela M Kittelson of Biology will present her talk entitled “Every new beginning comes from another beginning’s end.” President Rebecca Bergman will introduce Professor Kittelson, and refreshments will be provided for conversation after…

  • Intersections: Number 56 (Fall 2022)

    Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the NECU, and has its home in the Presidential Center for…

  • Intersections: Number 55 (Spring 2022)

    Intersections a publication of the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) that considers the “intersection” of faith, learning, and the vocation of Lutheran higher education. This Spring’s issue is entitled, “Called and Empowered (and Assessed).” In it, our colleagues from across NECU share some of the creative ways that they are educating for vocation and assessing…